ITTF Men's and Women's World Cup Macao 2025 presented by Galaxy Entertainment Group kicked off

Sports Bureau

2025-04-15 00:34

Huang Youzheng off to a winning start
Shunsuke Togami defeats Ovidiu Ionescu
Victory for Simon Gauzy
Chan Chi In of Macao, China fights hard in match
Seak Hui Li of Macao, China gains valuable experience
Xiaona Shan and Linda Bergstrom ended in a tie
Kao Cheng-Jui secures his first win
Doo Hoi Kem secures her victory
Opening day matches concluded successfully

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The ITTF Men's and Women's World Cup Macao 2025 presented by Galaxy Entertainment Group, sanctioned by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), organized by the Sports Bureau, Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) and World Table Tennis Management Group Limited (WTMG), and co-organized by the Macau Table Tennis General Association, started today (14 April) at the Galaxy Arena.

The ITTF Men’s World Cup and Women’s World Cup each featured 16 group matches today. Chinese player Huang Youzheng defeated Egypt’s Mohamed Elbeiali 4-0 (11-3, 11-4, 11-2, 11-8). Two athletes from Macao, China, participating in the tournament for the first time, also competed today as Chan Chi In lost 0-4 (5-11, 6-11, 1-11, 6-11) to Germany’s Dimitrij Ovtcharov, while Seak Hui Li was defeated 0-4 (2-11, 4-11, 4-11, 8-11) by Egypt’s Hana Goda.

The results of the ITTF Men’s World Cup of 14 April are as follows:

Group	Match	Result
Group 1	Milosz REDZIMSKI (Poland) vs Hwan BAE (Australia)	4-0
Group 2	Tomislav PUCAR (Croatia) vs Aditya SAREEN (Australia)	4-0
Group 3	HUANG Youzheng (China) vs Mohamed ELBEIALI (Egypt)	4-0
Group 4	Nicholas LUM (Australia) vs WONG Chun Ting (Hong Kong, China)	2-2
Group 5	Yukiya UDA (Japan) vs Eugene WANG (Canada)	2-2
Group 6	Vitor ISHIY (Brazil) vs Finn LUU (Australia)	4-0
Group 7	Simon GAUZY (France) vs Alvaro ROBLES (Spain)	3-1
Group 8	FENG Yi-Hsin (Chinese Taipei) vs Anders LIND (Denmark)	3-1
Group 9	KAO Cheng-Jui (Chinese Taipei) vs Alfred DELA PENA (New Zealand)	4-0
Group 10	Shunsuke TOGAMI (Japan) vs Ovidiu IONESCU (Romania)	4-0
Group 11	Hiroto SHINOZUKA (Japan) vs Eric JOUTI (Brazil)	4-0
Group 12	Kanak JHA (U.S.A.) vs Horacio CIFUENTES (Argentina)	4-0
Group 13	AN Jaehyun (Korea Republic) vs Ylane BATIX (Cameroon)	4-0
Group 14	Dimitrij OVTCHAROV (Germany) vs CHAN Chi In (Macao, China)	4-0
Group 15	OH Junsung (Korea Republic) vs Dean SHU (New Zealand)	4-0
Group 16	Quadri ARUNA (Nigeria) vs Abdel-Kader SALIFOU (Benin)	3-1

The results of the Women’s World Cup of 14 April are as follows:

Group	Match	Result
Group 1	CHIEN Tung-Chuan (Chinese Taipei) vs Mo ZHANG (Canada)	3-1
Group 2	Xiaona SHAN (Germany) vs Linda BERGSTROM (Sweden)	2-2
Group 3	Jia Nan YUAN (France) vs Jieni SHAO (Portugal)	2-2
Group 4	Sabine WINTER (Germany) vs LEE Eunhye (Korea Republic)	3-1
Group 5	Dina MESHREF (Egypt) vs ZHU Chengzhu (Hong Kong, China)	3-1
Group 6	Ying HAN (Germany) vs Maria XIAO (Spain)	4-0
Group 7	Orawan PARANANG (Thailand) vs Nina MITTELHAM (Germany)	3-1
Group 8	DOO Hoi Kem (Hong Kong, China) vs Mariam ALHODABY (Egypt)	4-0
Group 9	Sreeja AKULA (India) vs Constantina PSIHOGIOS (Australia)	3-1
Group 10	Suthasini SAWETTABUT (Thailand) vs KIM Nayeong (Korea Republic)	3-1
Group 11	HUANG Yi-Hua (Chinese Taipei) vs Jocelyn LAM (Australia)	4-0
Group 12	Elizabeta SAMARA (Romania) vs Amy WANG (U.S.A.)	4-0
Group 13	Hana GODA (Egypt) vs SEAK Hui Li (Macao, China)	4-0
Group 14	SUH Hyo Won (Korea Republic) vs Chunli LI (Australia)	4-0
Group 15	Prithika PAVADE (France) vs Annett KAUFMANN (Germany)	2-2
Group 16	Manika BATRA (India) vs Maylis GIRET (New Caledonia)	4-0

A host of Chinese athletes are set to compete tomorrow (15 April). In the Men’s World Cup, key matchups include Lin Shidong vs. Australia’s Hwan Bae, Wang Chuqin vs. Australia’s Aditya Sareen, Liang Jingkun vs. Wong Chun Ting of Hong Kong, China, and Lin Gaoyuan vs. Romania’s Ovidiu Ionescu. In the Women’s World Cup, Sun Yingsha faces Canada’s Mo Zhang, Wang Manyu meets Sweden’s Linda Bergstrom, Wang Yidi takes on France’s Jia Nan Yuan, Chen Xingtong squares off with Korea Republic’s Lee Eunhye, and Kuai Man battles Zhu Chengzhu (Hong Kong, China). Chan Chi In and Seak Hui Li of Macao, China will face off against Chinese Taipei’s Lin Yun-Ju and Austria’s Sofia Polcanova, respectively.

Tickets sales have received an overwhelming response from the public. A limited number of tickets are available on Damai application and mini program, Galaxy Ticketing, “MacauTicket.com” website, or at Kong Seng outlets in Macao. The organizers are also offering a small number of on-site tickets for matches on 15 to 20 April, available on sale starting one hour before the first match starts on 15 and 16 April, and two hours before the first match starts on 17 to 20 April, at the Galaxy Arena. Only tickets for the same day are available and there are no advance sales. Each person is limited to two tickets per purchase, while they last.

For more details, please visit the ITTF website at www.ittf.com or the Sports Bureau’s website at www.sport.gov.mo, or follow the “Macao Major Sporting Events” Facebook page, “澳門體育” (Macao Sports) WeChat public account and “澳門特區體育局” (Macao SAR Sports Bureau) WeChat subscription account.